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that was partly what this whole election was about. i agree there's no part in not giving dignity to the opposition but right now i think he has to play an outside game as well as an inside game. he has to bring the characters to the white house, spend time with the democrats and republicans but the only way i think he's going to have a strategy to move things in the house and the senate is to make the country itself pressure from the outside in. that's when teddy roosevelt had to do because he had a republican party that wouldn't do his bidding so he got the press and public to push them from the outside in. that's what his second term has to do and it's different from the way he did hit in the first term. he tried the consensus route. it doesn't mean you won't reach it ultimately but to have your people pushing in your idea of what you want to happen be the country's idea. you have to provide a story for the country. >> i wanted to show you this conversation i had with the president last summer about what he considers the mistakes of
that was partly what this whole election was about. i agree there's no part in not giving dignity to the opposition but right now i think he has to play an outside game as well as an inside game. he has to bring the characters to the white house, spend time with the democrats and republicans but the only way i think he's going to have a strategy to move things in the house and the senate is to make the country itself pressure from the outside in. that's when teddy roosevelt had to do because he...
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. >> they have a big problem in national elections. >> president obama has won the election. >> the president right now has a higher approval rating certainly than congress. >> horrible numbers for congress. >> a pitiful 14%. >> pretty bad numbers on john boehner's report card. >> the debt ceiling is a dangerous game. >> i don't see that as a winner for them. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party. >> let's stop for a second. >> let's make clear decisions. >> the republican strategy. >> stop talking about rape. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party, get something done. >> we have to be the party of new solutions, we're not just going to be the party of no. >> it is groundhog day. >> the conservatives, the retreat, we've come a long way since. >> i'm ezra klein in for lawrence o'donnell, one of the great moments, when redford having just won the election, sits down on the bed taking it all in. the next few words are not just to ever film junky, pretty much to every political candidate. >> what do we do now? >> what do
. >> they have a big problem in national elections. >> president obama has won the election. >> the president right now has a higher approval rating certainly than congress. >> horrible numbers for congress. >> a pitiful 14%. >> pretty bad numbers on john boehner's report card. >> the debt ceiling is a dangerous game. >> i don't see that as a winner for them. >> don't fight battles you can't win. >> it is a troubled time for the party....
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the way he won the election is the way he's going to try to move and make some amendments to try and get some gurns out of circulation. but it's just like the mothers against drunk driving type of an issue. for a while people didn't want it, then they thought it was silly and then it became a ground swell of grass roots support. thankly it's smart for this reason. it kind of gives cover for the democrats, also some -- republicans that are looking to come forward the president's -- if the state legislators feel that type of pressure, it will trickle up in this particular instance to the federal level and they will have to make some changes. >> interesting, though, the voices coming out of d.c., talking about impeachment. i just want to play senator rand paul appearing on fox and what he was saying about president obama. take a listen. >> our founding fathers were very concerned about having a separation of powers, they didn't want to let the president become a king. i'm afraid that president obama may have this king complex, sort of developing and we're going to make sure that it does
the way he won the election is the way he's going to try to move and make some amendments to try and get some gurns out of circulation. but it's just like the mothers against drunk driving type of an issue. for a while people didn't want it, then they thought it was silly and then it became a ground swell of grass roots support. thankly it's smart for this reason. it kind of gives cover for the democrats, also some -- republicans that are looking to come forward the president's -- if the state...
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president elect and vice president elect, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inauguration of the 44th president of the united states of america. [applause] the world is watching today as our great democracy engages in this peaceful transition of power. here on the national mall where we remember the founders of our nation and those who fought to make it free, we gathered to etch another line in the solid stone of history. the freedom of a people to choose its leaders is the root of liberty. in a world where political strife is often settled with the violence, we come here every four years to bestow the power of the presidency upon our democratically elected leaders. those who doubt the supremacy of the ballot over the bullet can never diminish the power engendered by nonviolence struggles for justice and equality, like the one that made this day possible. no triumph tainted by brutality can ever match the sweet victory of this of this hour and what it means to those who marched and died to make it a reality. our work is not yet finished. future generations will march this morning for
president elect and vice president elect, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inauguration of the 44th president of the united states of america. [applause] the world is watching today as our great democracy engages in this peaceful transition of power. here on the national mall where we remember the founders of our nation and those who fought to make it free, we gathered to etch another line in the solid stone of history. the freedom of a people to choose its leaders is the root of liberty....
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it was a historic election. i think this time it's a little more subdued because there's a little more realism and the level of hope and the expectations are a little lower which may, in fact, be helpful to barack obama in his second term because the expectations the first time were just so sky high. >> we've had some reality checks obviously and just real quickly, scott, did you bring your gucci tux for the inauguration? >> forget about the inauguration. i'm going to the california fashion show tomorrow. by the california society. yes. and let me tell you, some of the fashion a-listers who are going to be there, mayor chuck reid from san jose is going, gene quan. >> and you're going to look so much better than all of them, my dear. >> you look like you've already been there. >> nice plaid shirt, my man. thanks for giving us an inside look for washington. great to have you with us. >> you bet. thank you. >>> let's turn the focus back to california. governor jerry brown says he's fixed the state budget by increas
it was a historic election. i think this time it's a little more subdued because there's a little more realism and the level of hope and the expectations are a little lower which may, in fact, be helpful to barack obama in his second term because the expectations the first time were just so sky high. >> we've had some reality checks obviously and just real quickly, scott, did you bring your gucci tux for the inauguration? >> forget about the inauguration. i'm going to the california...
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why was it a $6 billion election? we've got to take on the democracy issues. >> so if tee or four of the 51 docrats who could win for you next tuesday desert you, betray you, abandon you, what will you do? >> well, we only need 51, so four can go, actually, five can go because vice president biden has said he supports these things. we'll see. so you if you had 50 plus him, there you have the new rules for the next congress. >> but if you lose next tuesday you have as you've already said based upon the past almost no chance of anything happening in congress. >> and we need to reset, we will know who's who even though they won't publicize that, but we will know who's who. and we need to look at primaries. we needo look at saying, "guess what? we're not going to get involved at all, none of the progressives. so if you have a republican takeover in that seat that's the way it goes. we will fight it out in the primaries. we can't roll over," to use your words, strong words i might add. we have to show that we can make a di
why was it a $6 billion election? we've got to take on the democracy issues. >> so if tee or four of the 51 docrats who could win for you next tuesday desert you, betray you, abandon you, what will you do? >> well, we only need 51, so four can go, actually, five can go because vice president biden has said he supports these things. we'll see. so you if you had 50 plus him, there you have the new rules for the next congress. >> but if you lose next tuesday you have as you've...
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it's a presidential election year and hang on to the presidency and we will do it after that. he said what the hell is say presidency for? we are going for it. he went for it and got it. i think sure, there is a level of intransjens, but the republican party that johnson faced in some respects had a lost similarities. the week before barry gold water was nominated and was gold water, nixon or rockefeller to be the nominee, the polls show johnson getting 77% of the vote to gold water's 20%. the republican convention nominated gold water. you got to remember this ment mentality that we are dealing with. what obama is doing with respect to gun control is kind ofuing the presidency in a way that i find very attractive. whether it will be successful or not, i don't know. he can win in washington and he can win if he can rev up the people. >> the cover of your book there was a picture of you and lbj talking together. everybody talks about the famous lbj charm and the way he worked on people. when you are man on man with him, what was he like in his element trying to convince you? >>
it's a presidential election year and hang on to the presidency and we will do it after that. he said what the hell is say presidency for? we are going for it. he went for it and got it. i think sure, there is a level of intransjens, but the republican party that johnson faced in some respects had a lost similarities. the week before barry gold water was nominated and was gold water, nixon or rockefeller to be the nominee, the polls show johnson getting 77% of the vote to gold water's 20%. the...
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the tomb of frederick douglas three days after the election. this is a world spinning away from the gravity of centuries where the grave of a fugitive slave has become an altar. this is the tomb of a man born as chattel who taught himself to read in secret, scraping the letters in his name with chalk on wood. now, on the anvil flat stone, a campaign button fills the o in douglas. the button says obama. this is the tomb of a man in chains who left his fingerprints on the slave breaker's throat so the whip would never carve his back again. now, a labor union t-shirt drapes itself across the stone offered up by a nurse, a janitor, a bus driver,. a sticker on the sleeve says, i voted today. this is the tomb of a man who rolled his call to arms off the press, peering through spectacles of the abolitionist headline. now a newspaper spreads above his dates of birth and death. the headline says, obama wins. this is the stillness at the heart of the storm that began in the body of the first slave dragged aboard the first ship to america. yellow leaves d
the tomb of frederick douglas three days after the election. this is a world spinning away from the gravity of centuries where the grave of a fugitive slave has become an altar. this is the tomb of a man born as chattel who taught himself to read in secret, scraping the letters in his name with chalk on wood. now, on the anvil flat stone, a campaign button fills the o in douglas. the button says obama. this is the tomb of a man in chains who left his fingerprints on the slave breaker's throat...
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>> i was down by six going into the general election. and -- even during the primary we were talking to republicans, independents, democrats. but we knocked on over 100,000 doors during the campaign. we didn't -- isolate any voters. we didn't ignore any voters. we talked to republicans and endorsed by both republicans and democratic elected officials. we put together this coalition of people who wanted a new direction for washington, d.c., and i think that's going to be the name of the game now in california. you have to talk to all of the voters. you can't -- >> everybody -- number one question i get is -- this system where you sort of have this work view where -- you have -- where public opinion is here and the public opinion and republican districts is in another place. california came through with this redistricting reform. so you believe that this is a better with you to -- do you think other states should adopt the policy? >> you will see more high performing members of congress. reach across the aisle which washington -- >> if you
>> i was down by six going into the general election. and -- even during the primary we were talking to republicans, independents, democrats. but we knocked on over 100,000 doors during the campaign. we didn't -- isolate any voters. we didn't ignore any voters. we talked to republicans and endorsed by both republicans and democratic elected officials. we put together this coalition of people who wanted a new direction for washington, d.c., and i think that's going to be the name of the...
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. >> five-year term elected. political parties many. i counted at least 15. gdp per capita, what do you think it is? >> probably a thousand dollars. >> $1,300. you're still with t. men and women dominantly female about four million. and airports with paved runways. how many? how many airports with paved runways in mali? >> three. >> eight. >> how many do we have with paved runways? do you know how many? >> hard to count them all. >> probably ten. >> the government has been overthrown by the military guy we trained. he grabbed power. >> secretary panetta said that the u.s. is not in a position to train the mali military because it's not a democracy. >> they defected to the al qaeda, all the guys we trained. >> are we doing this because of france or are we doing it because we know al qaeda is there? >> ultimately there's a threat to the u.s. down the road. but france is an ally and, yes, we're doing it because of france. >> primarily because of france? >> pry pearl-- >> -- pry pearl-- >> -- primarily-- >> what did lafayette do for the united states? what did he
. >> five-year term elected. political parties many. i counted at least 15. gdp per capita, what do you think it is? >> probably a thousand dollars. >> $1,300. you're still with t. men and women dominantly female about four million. and airports with paved runways. how many? how many airports with paved runways in mali? >> three. >> eight. >> how many do we have with paved runways? do you know how many? >> hard to count them all. >> probably ten....
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it's not about gains before the next election. it's a games with our credit worthiness long-term. >> i think it's important to point out that one of the reasons leadership may be able to shorten the years to balance because the recent tax increases. so it's not just a structure change in what we're doing. it's there have been tax increases. so if taxes were lowered again, then that might change the picture. and, you know, i think we haven't been given enough assurances that once you reach the balance within ten years, that you stay at balance or near balance. and don't just bounce off the bottom and go back off to deficit. it's possible you can balance at year ten and have deficits going on until year 20 or 25. so it's important understand those structure issues. [inaudible] >> do you think the republican leaders are right now should be accommodating the president and trying to -- [inaudible] the agenda and just -- [inaudible] and i think we need to go on the deferencive and -- defensive and stand on our principle. no spending hap
it's not about gains before the next election. it's a games with our credit worthiness long-term. >> i think it's important to point out that one of the reasons leadership may be able to shorten the years to balance because the recent tax increases. so it's not just a structure change in what we're doing. it's there have been tax increases. so if taxes were lowered again, then that might change the picture. and, you know, i think we haven't been given enough assurances that once you reach...
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that's what they got elected for, the most expensive elections ever. if not now, when? >> when you've got a party with a 26% approval rating, you have a senate that was retained by, no question, the democrats, and you have a landslide victory both in the electoral college and the popular vote of the president, how much more evidence do the democrats need? give me a number of how many filibusters you would actually put up with before you go with the talking filibuster? larry cohen, keep up the great work. you're doing it right. there's no doubt about it. we've got to get this done. >>> coming up, the best tweet ever. dead spin really lets donald trump have it. you won't want to miss the story. stay with us. we're right back. >>> still to come, lance armstrong comes clean about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. some in the sports world say it's just not enough. we'll have the details ahead. >>> the story of mani te'o has captivated a lot of people, praising the website dead spin. congratulations to tom scocca and timothy burke of dead spin for exposing the manti te'
that's what they got elected for, the most expensive elections ever. if not now, when? >> when you've got a party with a 26% approval rating, you have a senate that was retained by, no question, the democrats, and you have a landslide victory both in the electoral college and the popular vote of the president, how much more evidence do the democrats need? give me a number of how many filibusters you would actually put up with before you go with the talking filibuster? larry cohen, keep up...
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is gearing up for another giant campaign and it will use the same machine that got the president re-elected. this time though, it's about guns. now that the president has rolled out his plans for legislation and executive action, he's taking his case to the people with planned speeches around the nation. the white house has already unveiled a white house and a twitter hash tag. >> president obama's on the right side of the history here, he's on the right side of how to keep our children and americans safe. >> i'm very proud of president obama and certainly vice president biden who's done so much work on bringing everybody together. >> he really went big, he went broad. this is a comprehensive approach, an amazing job done by the vice president, incredible courage by the president. >> but the nra vows the fight of the century and republicans strongly condemn the president's ideas. senator blunt said, he's attempting to restrict the second amendment rights of law abiding americans. congressman scalise, any attempt by president obama to take away gun rights will meet strong opposition in congr
is gearing up for another giant campaign and it will use the same machine that got the president re-elected. this time though, it's about guns. now that the president has rolled out his plans for legislation and executive action, he's taking his case to the people with planned speeches around the nation. the white house has already unveiled a white house and a twitter hash tag. >> president obama's on the right side of the history here, he's on the right side of how to keep our children...
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more recently no elected republicans elected a white house screening of "lincoln" last month. had mitch mcconnell, john boehner, lamar alexander attended, they were all invited, they would have joined not only nancy pelosi, harry reid but steven spielberg, tommy lee jones. as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to one another. there's no shortage of parties planned around inauguration 2013. here is hoping it spills over to the next four years and both sides of the aisle make a move to be more social and more civil. and, hence, more productive. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz, starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome "the ed show" from new york. republicans are raising the white flag. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. >> the republican game of chicken
more recently no elected republicans elected a white house screening of "lincoln" last month. had mitch mcconnell, john boehner, lamar alexander attended, they were all invited, they would have joined not only nancy pelosi, harry reid but steven spielberg, tommy lee jones. as tip o'neill famously said about his political foe, ronald reagan, love the sinner. hate the sin. when president reagan would invite the speaker, tip o'neill over to the white house for drinks and raise a glass to...
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certainly more on the democratic side in elected office. i don't know if that is true when it comes to staffers on capitol hill or other places in the white house. they are saying what do you think? help lead us. rubio is leader of that. >> eric: the republican party realized they needed to embrace the hispanics and embrace blacks. they have done that. my question is why is powell after all that bush -- that the republican party did for his career. asked him to run for president. >> dana: a lot of people wanted him to run. >> eric: why is he doing this? it doesn't make sense to me other than citing a former republican governor as basis for him to say that there is a dark vein in the republican party. >> bob: i don't think it's a great conspiracy here. if you listen to the debate on the immigration. it's not the democrats, it's the republicans that use the words "illegal aliens." that is one of the most pejorative terms i heard. >> andrea: that's completely unfair. >> bob: why? >> andrea: look at the immigration debate of 2006. who stood up
certainly more on the democratic side in elected office. i don't know if that is true when it comes to staffers on capitol hill or other places in the white house. they are saying what do you think? help lead us. rubio is leader of that. >> eric: the republican party realized they needed to embrace the hispanics and embrace blacks. they have done that. my question is why is powell after all that bush -- that the republican party did for his career. asked him to run for president. >>...
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the nra spends more money on new york state elections than anywhere else in the country. so this is another resounding defeat for the nra. just like the last round of congressional elections the boogie man of the nra that all of the congress members are responding to is no longer alive and well. >> john: kim tell me a bit about the march on washington that you're a part of and how people can learn more about it. >> we'll be cosponsoring the march in washington. it will be on january 26th. we have had a large following there. we'll have some great speakers. we just want to be known. president obama said after newtown, it is going to take regular folks to help us pass these laws and that's who we are. we're moms, dads, grandparents, with with grandparents -- we're here to be the grassroots organization. we're not going to stop until it's done. we're not scared. and actually, 94% of the nra members want background checks. >> john: they do. >> to me, it is not political. it is just common sense. >> john: common sense and democracy. is there a web site where people can learn m
the nra spends more money on new york state elections than anywhere else in the country. so this is another resounding defeat for the nra. just like the last round of congressional elections the boogie man of the nra that all of the congress members are responding to is no longer alive and well. >> john: kim tell me a bit about the march on washington that you're a part of and how people can learn more about it. >> we'll be cosponsoring the march in washington. it will be on january...
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time to elect the senator who will protect our rights. >> some analysts believe the nra's power is waning as the number of house holds with guns has declined. barack obama was still reelected and many nra backed candidates did not win. but by all accounts the nra remains a well connected strong and shrewd political power that says it is currently gaining members and it is clearly stealing itself to match anything the white house throws its way. >> the nra is also influential among democrats. one of them happens to be harry reid. you know the man who the president would be reliant upon to get something significant through the senate -- >> 1994 and 2004 he has a b rating from the nra. that is higher than almost anyone. this amazing fact. he has received more money from the nra than any senate democrat. when it comes to harry reid and the nra it is a close relationship. >> kind of a love affair. he appeared with wayne lappier in 2010. he is a guy who says i am going to go with my party. so will he really oppose the president on gun issues? >> he is going to try to quarterback what he can. at
time to elect the senator who will protect our rights. >> some analysts believe the nra's power is waning as the number of house holds with guns has declined. barack obama was still reelected and many nra backed candidates did not win. but by all accounts the nra remains a well connected strong and shrewd political power that says it is currently gaining members and it is clearly stealing itself to match anything the white house throws its way. >> the nra is also influential among...
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bush won re-election and he went to a news conference and he was going to expand capital to get social security reform through. he wants gun control through. can he do that much like president george w. bush promised to do with social security? president bush didn't. he ran in a brick wall. >> he said that he had political capital in the aftermath of this. there were discussions about the fiscal cliff. believing that they cited with him and not republican. this is imposed on him. this is because of the inaction with gun control after gabrielle giffords, the congressman from arizona was shot. now, i'm glad that you put hit the way, you will see the outside forces engaged in a political campaign. there are polls today that there has been a shift and there are more americans that are open to the idea. even people who are gun owner owners. they come back for the background checks. the idea that anybody gets a gun should be educated on how to use the gun. closing the gun show loophole. these are things that especially people in the nra are willing to discuss. some might have political futur
bush won re-election and he went to a news conference and he was going to expand capital to get social security reform through. he wants gun control through. can he do that much like president george w. bush promised to do with social security? president bush didn't. he ran in a brick wall. >> he said that he had political capital in the aftermath of this. there were discussions about the fiscal cliff. believing that they cited with him and not republican. this is imposed on him. this is...
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does that carry on for one election or to elections and that is the issue people are debating and are doing and trying to calculate, and that's why if one were the opposition, and i am not, the opposition has to figure out how do you combat -- how do you appeal, how do you get those votes, and i think that he did an extraordinary job in the presidential election campaigning across the country, going into areas where the opposition had been warned not to go, did better than the opposition has done in the presidential election, it made a herculean effort and got 45% of the vote. 45% is not a majority though, that doesn't win any election. >> three thank you for clarifying that. it's a daunting task for anybody that wants to be the leader of a country for the opposition to think in terms of what it would take to do that. well, we talked a lot about the opposition. let's talk about the chabista movement. are there others perhaps who may want once president chavez is no longer able to return who may also try to assert their own authority how we see that playing out? >> the presidential ele
does that carry on for one election or to elections and that is the issue people are debating and are doing and trying to calculate, and that's why if one were the opposition, and i am not, the opposition has to figure out how do you combat -- how do you appeal, how do you get those votes, and i think that he did an extraordinary job in the presidential election campaigning across the country, going into areas where the opposition had been warned not to go, did better than the opposition has...
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four years from now they really are going to try to rig the twenty sixteen election after all one of the choice they have they did trickle down economics which the american middle class now knows is just a scam that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer but since that would mean throwing away what george w. bush referred to as his base the billionaires you know that's not going to happen. republicans could just accept the issue of women's choices settled and stop trying to limit women's access to contraceptives or stop talking about legitimate rape but that might cause the religious nuts on the right who are preparing for the rapture to stop donating or even leave the republican party so that's not going to happen they can adopt a more compassionate approach to minorities in hopes of a adapting to america's changing demographics or they could just ditch their war on the new deal and accept that the majority of americans like social insurance programs like medicare and social security. but we don't know that won't happen either. we all know that won't happen here there's too much
four years from now they really are going to try to rig the twenty sixteen election after all one of the choice they have they did trickle down economics which the american middle class now knows is just a scam that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer but since that would mean throwing away what george w. bush referred to as his base the billionaires you know that's not going to happen. republicans could just accept the issue of women's choices settled and stop trying to limit women's...
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four years from now they really are going to try to rig the twenty sixteen election after all one of the choice they have they get ditched by trickle down economics which the american middle class now knows is just a scam that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer but since that would mean throwing away what george w. bush referred to as his base the billionaires you know that's not going to happen. republicans could just accept the issue of women's choices settled and stop trying to limit women's access to contraceptives or stop talking about legitimate rape but that might cause the religious nuts on the right who are preparing for the rapture to stop donating or even leave the republican party so that's not going to happen they can adopt a more compassionate approach to minorities in hopes of a adapting to america's changing demographics or they could just ditch their war on the new deal and accept that the majority of americans like social insurance programs like medicare and social security but we don't know that won't happen either. we all know that won't happen here there's
four years from now they really are going to try to rig the twenty sixteen election after all one of the choice they have they get ditched by trickle down economics which the american middle class now knows is just a scam that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer but since that would mean throwing away what george w. bush referred to as his base the billionaires you know that's not going to happen. republicans could just accept the issue of women's choices settled and stop trying to limit...
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the obama re-election team is morphing to a political advocacy group. you will recognize many of the players. chief white house correspondent ed henry on the first of its kind move. president obama's final campaign ended 7 # days ago. or did it? adding new meaning to term "permanent campaign" the president is converting the chicago campaign apparatus to a non-profit lobbying group. aimed to pressure congress to support the second term agenda quickly after monday's inaugural. >> i think you will see the strength of the campaign organization turn over to the new issue advocacy organization. and put their muscle behind passing comprehensive immigration reform. passing responsiblebe gun safety measures. >> the group launchs sunday at obama campaign legacy conference in washington. at the helm, will be the president's campaign manager. jim messina and other familiar faces. stephanie cutter, robert gibbs and david axelrod. a team that has now won two big races. although the republicans note campaign style pressure on the moderate democrats like saturday joe m
the obama re-election team is morphing to a political advocacy group. you will recognize many of the players. chief white house correspondent ed henry on the first of its kind move. president obama's final campaign ended 7 # days ago. or did it? adding new meaning to term "permanent campaign" the president is converting the chicago campaign apparatus to a non-profit lobbying group. aimed to pressure congress to support the second term agenda quickly after monday's inaugural. >>...
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the point is that candidate obama and president obama's administration since he was elected have given clear signals to people that they're not going after people who comply with state law with regard to medical marijuana, people like mat davies. they are going after people doing it illegally. matt had a payroll processing company to handle things so that taxes were withheld, everything was on the up and up. he submitted a business permit to the city of sacramento. that's the sort of people that the obama justice department said they are not going to go after. >> cenk: molly, how many kids do you have? >> two. >> cenk: hold are they? >> an 18-month-old daughter and 3-year-old daughter. >> cenk: what you are going to do if matt goes to jail for seven years. >> that's not going to be easy. >> cenk: how are you going to make a living? how are you going to support the kids? >> that's a good question. i don't know the answer to that now. >> cenk: can you believe your government is doing this to you even though what you guys are doing are perfectly legal in your own state. >> well, it's shoc
the point is that candidate obama and president obama's administration since he was elected have given clear signals to people that they're not going after people who comply with state law with regard to medical marijuana, people like mat davies. they are going after people doing it illegally. matt had a payroll processing company to handle things so that taxes were withheld, everything was on the up and up. he submitted a business permit to the city of sacramento. that's the sort of people...
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that's what they got elected for, the most expensive elections ever. if not now, when? >> when you've got a party with a 26% approval rating, you have a senate that was retained by, no question, the democrats, and you have a landslide victory both in the electoral college and the popular vote of the president, how much more evidence do the democrats need? give me a number of how many filibusters you would actually put up with before you go with the talking filibuster? larry cohen, keep up the great work. you're doing it right. there's no doubt about it. we've got to get this done. >>> coming up, the best tweet ever. deadspin really lets donald trump have it. you won't want to miss the story. stay with us. we're right back. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business
that's what they got elected for, the most expensive elections ever. if not now, when? >> when you've got a party with a 26% approval rating, you have a senate that was retained by, no question, the democrats, and you have a landslide victory both in the electoral college and the popular vote of the president, how much more evidence do the democrats need? give me a number of how many filibusters you would actually put up with before you go with the talking filibuster? larry cohen, keep up...
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towards the end of the election, he saw his approval rating drop quite a bit. but he's always been a pretty popular person as far as the american people are concerned. they've always thought he was sincere, that he was a good leader, things like that. so i think that -- that's why you're seeing him go out and talk to the american people more as opposed to negotiating with congress. i think he thinks that the power of his personality is really kind of his biggest bargaining chip in this whole gun control debate. >> gang, if we can put that back up there. i want to show everybody. understands average people at 53%, inspirational exciting, 53%. strong leadership qualities at 53%. good commander in chief at 51%. but understands the average people, 53%. that's interesting to look at there. and john, i want to talk to you about this. across this country, we know that there are wide supporters of the second amendment and certainly for the nra. but one of the biggest hills, maybe, that the president will have to climb is from pro gun democrats. >> right. >> in washingt
towards the end of the election, he saw his approval rating drop quite a bit. but he's always been a pretty popular person as far as the american people are concerned. they've always thought he was sincere, that he was a good leader, things like that. so i think that -- that's why you're seeing him go out and talk to the american people more as opposed to negotiating with congress. i think he thinks that the power of his personality is really kind of his biggest bargaining chip in this whole...
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we have re-elected majority leadership in the house and we have a re-elected president but it's time to divide a government you can actually do big things for the country. >> so, what big things? what big thing is that -- >> specifically, have to deal with the debt, at $16 interest. you want to continue with the social safety negotiate the good, the bad and the ugly parts of that you have to have a vibrant economy. you have to have growth of the economy, but i need to see policies will actually do that. we don't see them now. >> i spoke with david plouffe in the segment before this. he said that he is confident there are enough vote he is in the huntsd requisite 60 votes in the senate to pass universal background checks for gun owners and limiting the clips, those high-capacity magazine clips that i can fire off so many rounds to 10 and under. do you think that's so? do you think congress would pass a ban on those clips i with ten or over and a universal background check is that gonna happen? >> no, i don't think it will. candy, that gets beside the major issues this face american fa
we have re-elected majority leadership in the house and we have a re-elected president but it's time to divide a government you can actually do big things for the country. >> so, what big things? what big thing is that -- >> specifically, have to deal with the debt, at $16 interest. you want to continue with the social safety negotiate the good, the bad and the ugly parts of that you have to have a vibrant economy. you have to have growth of the economy, but i need to see policies...
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those are the people that elected the new congress. that's why this is the limbaugh congress. >> as of today, i think we can finally put this book where it belongs in history. right there. the american people have put the brakes on the conservative train that has run over a lot of people in this country. president obama has laid down a different track for america. the president's inauguration yesterday served as proof of a real movement in this country. we are a society now of tolerance, fairness, and acceptance. the country is not afraid of progressive values, or to say the word, liberal, because most of the country believes in progressive liberal values. a majority of americans believe gay marriage should be legal. most people don't want any cuts whatsoever to social security. even more people want medicare left alone. only 33% want to protect defense spending. on immigration, the majority believes, well, the path for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. on climate change, we weren't even talking about that 20 years ago. nearly h
those are the people that elected the new congress. that's why this is the limbaugh congress. >> as of today, i think we can finally put this book where it belongs in history. right there. the american people have put the brakes on the conservative train that has run over a lot of people in this country. president obama has laid down a different track for america. the president's inauguration yesterday served as proof of a real movement in this country. we are a society now of tolerance,...
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the nra didn't affect any races in the last election cycle and it probably won't do it the next time around. now, if senate democrats cannot get over the hump of losing their a rating from the national rifle association, folks, this gun legislation, it isn't going to go anywhere. senator al franken of minnesota is another democratic lawmaker who was somewhat puzzling in the last 24 hours who decided to clarify his position. he says, "i co-sponsored legislation to ban large clips like those used in so many mass shootings," he said in a statement. "i also support the principle that we should reinstate a ban on assault weapons. and i will carefully review any proposal to do that." in principle. can we get some straight talk? because that in principle kind of thing leaves a little wiggle room that maybe you might not do it, al. there are other senate democrats ready to vote right now. there are multiple democrats sponsoring their own legislation. a background check bill from senator chuck schumer. an assault weapons ban from senator dianne feinstein. a magazine limit from senator frank l
the nra didn't affect any races in the last election cycle and it probably won't do it the next time around. now, if senate democrats cannot get over the hump of losing their a rating from the national rifle association, folks, this gun legislation, it isn't going to go anywhere. senator al franken of minnesota is another democratic lawmaker who was somewhat puzzling in the last 24 hours who decided to clarify his position. he says, "i co-sponsored legislation to ban large clips like those...
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i was praying for mitt romney to get elected. i'm going to buy a boat if he gets elected. fox, it sounds better as the hate obama network than the defend romney network. so aren't they just providing the entertainment and denial their fans demand? >> absolutely. it makes me laugh too to reference back to george w. when george w. was in office, you're either with us or you're against us. now the right is going how dare obama say we sacrifice our personal needs for the group effort, for the good of the team >> they make such a big deal about fiscal responsibility and bill clinton balanced the budget. as you'll remember, fox news in the late '90s was nothing but them praising bill clinton. never said a bad word. >> john: bill clinton is the real fiscal conservative. moving on to something we can all agree on regardless of their political persuasions, tsa is getting rid of the body scanners ending the virtual strip searches is. this really a software issue or did they realize they hadn't studied the long-term health effects of having radiation touch all of your organs at once?
i was praying for mitt romney to get elected. i'm going to buy a boat if he gets elected. fox, it sounds better as the hate obama network than the defend romney network. so aren't they just providing the entertainment and denial their fans demand? >> absolutely. it makes me laugh too to reference back to george w. when george w. was in office, you're either with us or you're against us. now the right is going how dare obama say we sacrifice our personal needs for the group effort, for the...